Oak Park, Michigan is a small but vibrant community located in the 48237 zip code. It has a diverse population and is home to a variety of individuals from different backgrounds. The political atmosphere in Oak Park is strong and active with many passionate citizens engaging in local politics. There are several political parties represented in the area, including the Democratic and Republican parties, as well as independent candidates. Every election season brings an influx of new residents into Oak Park who are eager to get involved with their community’s politics. The citizens of Oak Park have organized rallies and protests to express their views on important issues such as healthcare, immigration reform, gun control, and other social issues. Additionally, local politicians often visit the area to discuss important topics pertinent to their constituents. All these activities create an exciting and engaging atmosphere for those interested in getting involved in the political process.
The political climate in Zip 48237 (Oak Park, MI) is somewhat liberal.
Oakland County, MI is somewhat liberal. In Oakland County, MI 56.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 42.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Oakland county remained strongly Democratic, 56.2% to 42.2%.
Oakland county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 48237 (Oak Park, MI) is somewhat liberal.
Oak Park, Michigan is somewhat liberal.
Oakland County, Michigan is somewhat liberal.
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn Metro Area is somewhat liberal.
Michigan is leaning liberal.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index is based on recent voting in national elections, federal campaign contributions by local residents, and consumer personality profiles.
VoteWord™
Displaying 20 years of Presidential voting, visualized in one word.
Oak Park, Michigan: d d D d d D
How It Works:
Here at BestPlaces, we were looking at the voting patterns since the 2000 election and realized that we could express the results of each election as one letter. R if the Republican Party candidate won, D for the Democrat and I for the Independent. The six elections (2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020) would be expressed as six-letter word (R R D R R).
Then we went a little further and added the dimension of magnitude. If the difference of victory was greater than 10 percent, the letter is upper case, and lower case if the difference was less than 10 percent. This allows us to see interesting voting patterns at just a glance.
Here's the VoteWord for Iowa d r d d r. In the last six elections the state has been closely contested, voting narrowly for the Republican Party candidate in 2016 and 2020 after voting for the Democratic Party in 2008 and 2012. Virginia (r r d d d D) has voted for the Democratic Party in the last three elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in zip 48237 (Oak Park)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,746 contributions totaling $304,002 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $111 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 131 contributions totaling $48,208 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $368 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)